melculum
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From mel (“honey”) + -culum (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmel.ku.lum/, [ˈmɛɫ̪kʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmel.ku.lum/, [ˈmɛlkulum]
Noun edit
melculum n (genitive melculī); second declension
- Used as a term of endearment, literally meaning little honey.
- Synonyms: mel, melculus, mellītus, mellītulus, mellilla
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | melculum | melcula |
| Genitive | melculī | melculōrum |
| Dative | melculō | melculīs |
| Accusative | melculum | melcula |
| Ablative | melculō | melculīs |
| Vocative | melculum | melcula |
Related terms edit
Related terms
References edit
- “melculum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- melculum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- melculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.